Who Was Alive

Were Leo III the Isaurian and Du Fu alive at the same time?

Yes. Leo III the Isaurian and Du Fu were alive at the same time for 28 or 29 years, from AD 712 to AD 741.

Du Fu was 28 or 29 when Leo III the Isaurian died, aged 65 or 66.

Leo III the Isaurian

Leo III the Isaurian

Byzantine emperor

Born AD 675 · died 18 June AD 741, aged 65 or 66

Du Fu

Du Fu

Poet

Born AD 712 · died AD 770, aged 57 or 58

  1. Aisha, AD 614 – c. AD 678
  2. Husayn ibn Ali, AD 626 – AD 680
  3. Leo III the Isaurian, AD 675 – AD 741
  4. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  5. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  6. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  7. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  8. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  9. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809

Leo III the Isaurian and Du Fu in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Events both lived through

  • Battle of Tours AD 732Leo III the Isaurian was 56 or 57; Du Fu was 19 or 20

Where Leo III the Isaurian and Du Fu were born

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